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Minority Voting Rights articles on Democracy Chronicles

Equal minority voting rights still face significant obstacles including in registering to vote and casting ballots. Attempts to manipulate the law in new ways that will disadvantage minority communities continue nationwide. Also see our sections on American democracy and our articles on the Voter Access, African-American Voting Rights, Latino Voting Rights or Native American Voting.

On Reserving Seats For Women’s numbers in Africa

September 29, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

On Reserving Seats For Women’s numbers in Africa

Reserved seats for women in parliament in African countries is not a new initiative but has recently gained prominence through legislation.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Minority Voting Rights, Women and Democracy

How Exclusion Became The Driving Force For Democratisation

September 15, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

How Exclusion Became The Driving Force For Democratisation

Canton Geneva has made history in Switzerland by voting to provide people with severe mental or physical disabilities full political rights.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Disability and Democracy, Europe, Minority Voting Rights, Switzerland

Disabled Voters Struggle As States Enforce Restrictive Voting Laws

September 15, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Disabled Voters Struggle As States Enforce Restrictive Voting Laws

Americans with disabilities say state efforts to tighten voting laws are making it harder for eligible voters like them to cast their ballots.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Disability and Democracy, Minority Voting Rights, Voter Access

New Congressional Maps Dilute Black Power, Critics Say

September 8, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

New Congressional Maps Dilute Black Power, Critics Say

In Alabama, Florida and Louisiana, new congressional maps that some judges have ruled dilute the voting power of black voters.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: African-Americans and Democracy, Minority Voting Rights, Redistricting, Voter Suppression

How Public Campaign Financing Empowers Small Donors Nationwide

April 14, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

How Public Campaign Financing Empowers Small Donors Nationwide

Mounting evidence…[shows] that public financing amplifies underrepresented voices and makes democracy work better for all Americans.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Minority Voting Rights, Public Financing of Elections

Redistricting Cycle Failed To Increase Representation For Minorities

March 20, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Redistricting Cycle Failed To Increase Representation For Minorities

It may get the most attention, but partisanship is not the only way to measure how fair the country’s new congressional maps are.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Minority Voting Rights, Redistricting

Attacks Against Election Officials Are Taking a Toll

March 18, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Attacks Against Election Officials Are Taking a Toll

Election officials so essential to the functioning of American democracy have increasingly come under attack since the end of 2020.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Election Security, Minority Voting Rights

57 Years After The Selma Voting Rights Act March

March 8, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

57 Years After The Selma Voting Rights Act March

The Voting Rights Act is linked to the events of Bloody Sunday, what preceded them, and what we as a nation should have learned from them.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, African-Americans and Democracy, Civil Rights Era, Election History, Minority Voting Rights

Native American Tribes Sue North Dakota Over Gerrymandering

February 22, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Native American tribes sue North Dakota over ‘sickening’ gerrymandering

The suit charges that diluting Native power violates their voting rights and will handicap tribe members who run for office.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Minority Voting Rights, Native American Voting Rights, Redistricting

Georgia Republicans Try To Undo Local Elections

February 12, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Georgia Republicans Try To Undo Local Elections

A new wave of power grabs by Georgia’s GOP legislators is threatening to wrest control of key local government bodies from Democrats.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American Local Elections, Minority Voting Rights, Voter Access, Voter Suppression

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